Agnes Repplier is one of my beloved writers who is forgotten nowadays and out of print, unfortunately. I've decided to commemorate her in memory of those people who don't know her at all and those who keep good reminiscences of her and admire her talent and genius. This essay of hers was published in
October, 1912 - exactly
99 years ago and concerns
humour - American humour in particular. Did it change since 1912?
I consider humour to an essential aspect of any language and those "serious" writers who aquire the sense of it evoke deference and adoration. You will listen to the
excerpt (texted) of
Agnes Repplier's "Americans and Others" (Mission of Humour).YUKU/RTR 5 (click image...)